Is NPR Ask Me Another Cancelled?
After nine years, 260 episodes and more than 1,700 games, this week marks the series finale of NPR’s hour of puzzles, word games and trivia, Ask Me Another.
Why was Ask Me Another Cancelled?
After assessing the current situation with rising COVID-19 infection rates in the Brooklyn area, NPR has made the difficult decision to cancel the Ask Me Another: The Almost Final Taping and The Final Taping next week, August 11th and 12th at the Bell House.
Why did NPR Ask Me Another end?
“Despite the strong work of the team, AMA never quite found its full audience,” Anya Grundmann, NPR’s head of programming and audience development, wrote in an email to public radio stations. “And because of our limited resources, we’re sunsetting the show.”
Who is NPR Ask Me Another?
From NPR. Packed with trivia, comedy and celebrity guests, Ask Me Another is like an amusement park for your brain. Host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton take brilliant contestants on a roller coaster that’ll make you laugh and scream (out the answers)—and barely anyone throws up in a trash can.
What show will replace Ask Me Another?
Code Switch & Life Kit will be added to the weekend schedule as previously planned. It will replace a rebroadcast of Hidden Brain on Sunday at 2 p.m. The only show that is being removed is Ask Me Another. NPR announced the show’s cancelation in June.
Will Ask Me Another come back?
And then NPR pulled the plug. On June 21, the public radio organization announced “Ask Me Another” will end in September. Eisenberg said she had little warning. “It was a shock,” she acknowledged.
How do I become a contestant on Wait Wait Don’t tell me?
Otherwise, please provide the necessary information using the contact form or call 1-888-Wait-Wait (1-888-924-8924) and you will be added to the contestant database. Listeners who appear on the show are eligible to win the voice of Carl Kasell on the outgoing message of your home answering machine.
What is happening to Ask Me Another?
On June 21, the public radio organization announced “Ask Me Another” will end in September. Eisenberg said she had little warning. “It was a shock,” she acknowledged. “I was not unaware of the budget issues and that there were going to be some changes based on that.
What is Ophira Eisenberg doing now?
She now lives in Brooklyn, NY where she is a fixture at New York City’s comedy clubs including the Comedy Cellar, Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club and Carolines, as well as Brooklyn’s famed performance venues The Bell House, Union Hall, and Littlefield.
Where do they film Wait Wait Don’t tell me?
Chicago
Don’t Tell Me! is usually recorded in front of a live audience in Chicago at the Chase Auditorium beneath the Chase Tower on Thursday nights. The show is hosted by playwright and actor Peter Sagal.
Who are the panelists on Wait Wait Don’t tell me?
He is joined by panelists panelists Ashley Ray, Peter Grosz, and Negin Farsad.
Is Wait Wait Don’t tell me scripted?
Producers find a real but insane news story, and then ask one of the three panelists to present it. The other two must write an equally crazy bluff using the same general theme. (Fake news!)
Is ‘Ask Me Another’ ending?
On June 21, the public radio organization announced “Ask Me Another” will end in September. Eisenberg said she had little warning. “It was a shock,” she acknowledged. “I was not unaware of the budget issues and that there were going to be some changes based on that.
Who is the host of Ask Me another?
Ask Me Another Packed with trivia, comedy and celebrity guests, Ask Me Another is like an amusement park for your brain. Host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton take brilliant contestants on a roller coaster that’ll make you laugh and scream (out the answers)—and barely anyone throws up in a trash can.
What happened to ask me another on NPR?
NPR announced Monday that it will end production of Ask Me Another in September after nine years of producing the weekly hour of comedy, trivia and music. More than 300 stations air the show, hosted by comedian and writer Ophira Eisenberg and featuring Jonathan Coulton as in-house musician.
Is ask me another coming back in 2021?
NPR will end ‘Ask Me Another’ in September ByMike Janssen,Digital Editor|June 21, 2021 ShareTweetEmailPrintMore More on Programs/Content Subscribe to Programs/Content NPR Coulton and Eisenberg NPR announced Monday that it will end production of Ask Me Another in September after nine years of producing the weekly hour of comedy, trivia and music.